Lighting device for gas-stoves.



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wirinemo HENRY RUPPEL, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN STOVE COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

LIGHTING DEVICE FOR G'AS-S'IIOVIES.

Application filed May 4, 1914. Serial No. 836,288.

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lie it known that I, HENRY RUrrEL, ,a

citizen of the United States, residing at (.leveland, in theeounty of (Iuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lighting Devices for Gas-Stoves, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the acco1npan =,'ing drawing.

My invention relates to improvements in lighting devices for gas stoves.

The object of my invention is to provide :1 lighting attachment in which any of the four burners of the gas stove can be lighted from a central simmering burner, which is preferably kept burning with a small flame or, if desired, the simmering burner can be dispensed with and the flame-or gas can be conveyed across from one burner to the other to ignite all four of the burners, as will be hereinafter more fully described.

Another object of my invention is to provide a lighter of this character which is formed as an integral part of the top grating and which can be readily removed and cleaned when desired and having certain details of structure.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a. simple, cheap and more effective lighter of this character inv which the flame is more effectively conveyed across from one burner to the other and in which the said lighter does not have to have an independent gas supply.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a top plan view ofan improved four 'burner stove showing my invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan View looking upwardly from above the burners. Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1, showing the specific arrangement of the simmering burner. Fig. 5 is an enlarged top plan view of the simmering burner. Fig. 6 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken on the line 66 of Fig. 1, showing the burner supporting means. Fig. 'I is an. enlarged perspective view of the burner supporting means removed from the frame. Fig. 8 is a top planview similar to Fig. 1, showing a modified formof lighter for conveying the flame and gas directly across from one burner to another. Fig. 9 is a top plan view of a stove showing a solid top-in which the gas conveying channels are formed. Fig. 10 is a vertical broken sectional view showing the channel in full lines. Fig. 11 is a vertical transverse secof the well-known type and needs no further description, as my improved lighter is adapted to be applied to the ordinary stove or range without any modification. The portion 1 of the stove is provided with the usual burners four in number and designated by 4, 5, 6 and 7, arranged as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing and having above the same the usual grating 8. This grating, as shown, is formed in two sections 9 and 10 having their inner ends abutting, as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. At the forward end of the stove 1, is the gas-supply pipe 11, having the four gas-supply valves connected thereto and supplying gas to the pipes 12,13, 1% and 15 leading to the our burners 4, 5, 6 and 7. These pipes are removably connected to the valves in-the usual manner and which is well understood by those skilled in the art and needs no further description.

Extending transversely across the stove adjacent the forward end is a bar 16, which is provided with a hooked end 17, adapted to hook into the opening 18 in the casting 19 cast with the stove 1, and whereby the said bars are removably supported. The bar 16, adjacent its ends, is depressed, as indicated at 20"to support the two burnerpipes 12 and 15 leading to the two rear burners 4 and 5. Said bar adjacent the depressed portions is provided with openings 21 adapted to receive lugs carried by the lower ends of the burners 6 and 7, whereby the burners are supported by the bars against lateral movement. The stove 1, ad-

. jacent the rear end is provided with a bar -22,-which is of a straight form and sup- Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J an. 19, 1915. I

4 3 burner.

The gas-su'pplv pipe 11 is provided with a central valve 23, which supplies gas to the simmering burner tube 2-1, and which leads inwardly across the bar 16 and provided with a lug passing through an opening 26 in the bar 16, whereby the said simmering burner is readily supported against lateral movement. The outer end of the tube 21 is turned upwardly at 27 and provided with a series of small openings' 28 through which the gas passes and is burned as is well understood. The upper flat end of the simmering burner is provided with four lugs 29, 30, 31 and 32, which have their edges beveled, as indicated at 33, upon which is adapted to rest the lighting device, as willbe hereinafter more fully described. Between the lugs 29, 30, 31 and the upper face of the simmering burner is provided with grooves 34 which allow. the passage of gas across the upper end thereof, the purpose of which will be later described.

The gratings 9 and 10, as shown and described heretofore, are made in two sections and have their inner ends abutting and provided with circular portions 35 at their abutting corners. Formed integral with the grating and extending a slight distance below the lower edge are four radially extending arms36, 37, 38 and 39, which extend adjacent the burners 4, 5, 6 and 7. These members, as shown, form a part of the grat ing and have in their lower faces V-shaped grooves 40, the inner ends of which communicate with each other when the two gratings are placed together to form the top of the stove. The outer ends of the members 36, 37, 38 and 39 are enlarged and turned downwardly. as indicated at 41, di-

40 rectly above the outer end of the burners.

56 the lower faces of the members 36, 37, 38

and 39, which allows the gas and flame to travel in the said grooves, as will be hereinafter more fully described.

The simmering burner, as heretofore described, is supported in a position directly below the junction of the four members 36, 37, 38 and 39, but owing to the grooves 34 between the lugs 29, 30, 31 and 32 the gas or flame is adapted to travel across above the simmering burner and whereby my improved lighter can be used with or Without the simmering burner. The lower edges of the members 36, 37, 38 and 39 are beveled, as indicated at 43 and which rest upon the v beveled faces 33 of the lugs 29, 30, 31 and 32, and whereby the grating is supported at the center by the simmering burner and yet allows of the free unobstructed passage of gas or flame across the top of the simmering burner.

In the modification shown in Fig. 8 of the drawings, the two sections of the grating 9 and 10 are arranged substantially like that shown in Fig. 1, excepting that they are provided with the lighting members 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50 and 51. The members 44 and 45 form apart of the grating and have their inner ends abutting and provided with V-shaped grooves in their lower ends and arranged exactly the same as is the member 36 described as the preferred form and have their outer ends turned downwardly, as indicated at 41, in Fig. 3 of the drawing and the two members forming a continuous passage when the twograting sections 9 and 10 are placed together to convey the gas or flame across from the burner 4 to the burner 5, or vice versa. The remaining members 46, 47, 48, 49, 50 and 51 are arranged in pairs so as to convey the flame or gas across from one burner to another. By this structure, shown in modification, the burner is dispensed with but in order to light the stove one of the burners must be lighted by hand. An example of the opera tion is herein given. The burner 6 being lighted and it being desirous to light the burner 4, the gas is turned on to the said burner 4 and through the two members 50 and 51, the flame travels from the burner 6 inwardly in the V-shaped groove in the member 50 and the gas travels inwardly in the V-shaped groove 51 and they meet and the flame travels back through the member 51 to the burner and ignites the same. The flame can thus be conveyed from the burner 4 to the burner 5 and from the burner 6 to the burner 7, or from any one of the burners to all of the burners, as will be readily understood.

In the preferred form, shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the simmering burner is first lighted and preferably kept lighted so that when it is desired to light any one of the burners, the gas is turned on to said burner. \Vhen the simmering burner is lighted, and should it be desired to light the burner 4, the gas is turned on thereto and passes out through the openings 42 into the V-shaped groove 40 in the downwardly turned end of- 120 the member 36 and travels inwardly until it meets the flame of the simmering burner when it is ignited and the flame travels backward to the burner and ignites the gas as it passes from the openings 42. The gas from one of the arms of the burner ignites the gas in the other arms of the burner,as is understood, as the structure of the burner is of the ordinary well-known form.

In gas stoves in whichna-tural gas is used,

simmering it is necessary to use a solid top as shown in Figs. 9 to 11, inclusive instead of the grating used in the ordinary stove. The solid top 52 is formed in two sections 53 and 54, which are provided with openings 55 covered by the usual lids 56, which may be in are formed by the two downwardly extending flanges and 61, formed or cast integral with the sections. These channels extend radially from the center opening or pilot simmering burner outwardly to the openings 55 and have the extensions 62, which are adapted to extend over the arms of the burners 63, the same as that shown in the form in which the grating is used. The inner ends of the channels meet at a point directly below the center of the center opening and communicate with each other whereby the gas can be conveyed across in the channel from one burner to another and ignited and the flame likewise travels across for igniting the different burners. When the pilot or simmering burner is used the flame therefrom ignites the gas in the channels, whereby any one or all of the burners can be ignited therefrom.

In the use of the word top in the claims, applicant means either a solid top or a grating as both are used to support the cooking utensils, and applicant is wished to be understood that the term top be broad enough to cover either of the structures herein shown.

laving thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination in a gas stove, of a series of burners carried thereby, the top of the stove above the burners having grooves in its lower face and adapted to convey the flames back and forth between the burners.

2. The combination in a gas stove,iof a series of burners, a simmering burner located between the burners, the top of the stove having radially arranged passages in its lower face intersecting above the simmering burner and extending outwardly over the ends of the main burners and adapted to convey the flames and gas back and forth from the simmering burner to the main burner or back and forth between the main burners.

3. The combination in a gas stove, of a series of burners, the top of the stove having means for conveying the flames and gas back and forth from one burner to another.

4. The combination in a gas stove, of a series of burners, the top of the stove having means formed integral therewith for'conveying the flames and gas back and forth from one burner to another.

5. The combination in a gas stove, of a series of burners, radially 'arranged arms carried by the top of the stove and having their inner ends intersecting, and a simmering burner below the intersecting ends of the arms, said arms adapted to convey the gas and flames back and forth between the main burners and the simmering burner.

6. The combination in a gas stove, of a series of burners, radially arranged arms carried by the top of the stove and having their inner ends intersecting and having grooves in their lower face adapted to convey the flames and gas back and forth from one burner to another.

7. The combination in a gas stove, of a series of burners, the top of the stove formed in two sections, said sections having arms provided with grooves in their lower faces and arranged to communicate with each other for forming means for conveying the flame and gas back and forth between the burners.

8. The combination in a gas stove, of a series of burners, a top formed in two sections above the burners, radially extending arms carried by each section and extending adjacent the burners and having grooves in their lower faces, and the said grooves in one of the sections communicating with one of the grooves in the other section and adapted to convey the flame and gas back and forth between the burners.

9. The combination in a gas stove, of a series of burners, and a simmering burner, the top of the stove having grooves inter secting above the simmering burner, said grooves having their extreme outer ends turned downwardly over the main burners, and adapted to convey the flame and gas back and forth between the simmering burner and the main burner.

10. The combination in a gas stove, of a series of main burners and a simmering burner, the top of the stove having outwardly extending arms extending from the simmering burner to the main burner and having grooves in their lower faces adapted to convey the flame and gasback and forth between the simmering burner and the main burner.

11. The combination in a gas stove, of a series of main burners, a simmering burner between the main burners, the top of the stove having arms formed integral therewith and extending from the simmering burner to the main burner and having grooves in their lower faces adapted to convey the flame and gas back and forth between the simmering burner and main burnabove the main burner, said arms having grooves in their lower faces adapted to convey the flame and gas back and forth between the main burners and the simmering burner.

13. A gas stove of the character described.

having a main gas-supply at its front end, two' horizontal removable bars extending across the stove below its u per end, the forward bar having depresse portions adjacent its ends and openings between the depressed portions, the rear bar having openings, burner tubes connected to the main gas supply adjacent each end of the stove and extending inwardly and resting upon the depressed portion of the forward bar and having lugs passing through said openings in the rear bar, and burners carried by the inner ends of the said tubes, a second series of burner tubes connected to the main gas supply and extending inwardlyand having lugs passing through said openings in the forward bar on the inside of the depressed portion. i

14. A gas stove of the character described having a main gas supply at its front end, two horizontal removable bars extending across the stove below its upper end, the rearbar having openings, the forward bar havingdepressed portions adjacent its ends, burner tubes connectedto the main gas supply adjacent each end of the stove and extending inwardly and resting upon the depressed portions of the-forward bar and having lugs passing through said openings in the rear bar, burners carried by the inner ends of the said tubes, said, forward bar having openings intermediate the depressed portions, a second series of burner tubes connected to the main gas supply and extending inwardly and having lugs passing through said openings in the forward bar, a tube connected to the main gassupply and extending across the forward bar and having a lug passing through an opening therein, and a simmering burner on the inner end of said last named tube and located between the main burners.

15. The combination in a gas stove, of a series of main burners and a simmering burner located between the main burners and having a series of openings around its periphery, upwardly extending spaced lugs between the said openings and having beveled edges, radially extending arms carried by the top of the stove and formed integral therewith and extending adjacent the burners and having their inner ends intersecting, said arms having grooves in their lower faces and provided with beveled edges at their inner ends adapted to rest upon the bevelededges of the lugs whereby the grooves of the arms intersect and have an unobstructed passage above the simmering burner.

16. The combination with a gas stove, of a series of burners, the top of the stove having channels formed on the lower face and extending inwardly over the burners and adapted to convey the gas and flame back and forth between the burners.

17. The combination in a gas stove, of a series of main burners and a simmering burner located between the main burners, the lower face of the top having radially extending arms intersecting above the simmering burner and adapted to convey the flames and gas back and forth from the simmering burner to the main burners or back and forth between the main burners.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY RUPPEL.

Witnesses L. M. KELLY, JOHN G. WAY. 

